Music career
Her musical career does not fit the record-industry model but that of community transmission. Sources link her to Sabinosa, to El Hierro songs and dances, and to recordings that fixed part of that repertoire in the twentieth century.
Valentina la de Sabinosa
A traditional singer from Sabinosa whose voice became associated with recorded transmission of El Hierro repertoire.
- Roles
- Traditional singer · Oral-tradition bearer
- Genres
- El Hierro folklore · Traditional songs and dances
- Activity
- 1976
Biography
Valentina Hernández, known as La de Sabinosa, was a traditional singer from Sabinosa, El Hierro, whose voice became associated with the transmission of Herreño folklore.
Open biographyContribution
Her importance lies in becoming a reference voice for El Hierro musical memory, especially around Herreño songs and dances.
Style
Her performance belongs to orally transmitted traditional singing, with local repertoires associated with Sabinosa and family and community memory.
Repertoire
The documented repertoire centres on Cantes y Bailes Herreños and on local songs such as lullabies, songs and dances from Sabinosa.
Legacy
Her legacy serves as a point of reference for performers, families and researchers of El Hierro folklore.
Canary Islands connection
She came from Sabinosa, in La Frontera, and her repertoire is directly associated with El Hierro musical tradition.
Works and recordings
Cantes y Bailes Herreños
Registro asociado a la memoria musical de Sabinosa y El Hierro.
Timeline
Registro del repertorio
Su voz queda asociada a grabaciones y repertorios patrimoniales de El Hierro.
Fallecimiento
La fecha anual de fallecimiento se mantiene segun las fuentes actualmente localizadas.